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Joaquin Julve Lillo
(he/him)
PhD
Teams and roles for Joaquin Julve Lillo
Research Associate
Overview
I'm a geoscientist who studies earthquake dynamics in faults. I link geological and geophysical observations to constrain numerical models aimed at understanding the underlying physics.
Publication
2026
- Toffol, G. et al. 2026. Earthquakes in wet rocks: competition between thermal pressurization, damage, and frictional melting?. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 690 120158. (10.1016/j.epsl.2026.120158)
- Julve Lillo, J. et al. 2026. Splay fault permeability governs fluid–structure interaction in accretionary wedges. Geophysical Research Letters 53 (5) e2025GL120143. (10.1029/2025gl120143)
2025
- Julve Lillo, J. et al. 2025. Impact of upper‐plate faulting on megathrust foreshocks: Insights from the 2014 Iquique earthquake. Geophysical Research Letters 52 (3) e2024GL111064. (10.1029/2024GL111064)
2024
- Julve Lillo, J. et al. 2024. Recurrence time and size of Chilean earthquakes influenced by geological structure. Nature Geoscience 17 , pp.79–87. (10.1038/s41561-023-01327-8)
2022
- Giambiagi, L. et al., 2022. Crustal anatomy and evolution of a subduction-related orogenic system: insights from the Southern Central Andes (22-35°S). Earth-Science Reviews 232 104138. (10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104138)
Articles
- Toffol, G. et al. 2026. Earthquakes in wet rocks: competition between thermal pressurization, damage, and frictional melting?. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 690 120158. (10.1016/j.epsl.2026.120158)
- Julve Lillo, J. et al. 2026. Splay fault permeability governs fluid–structure interaction in accretionary wedges. Geophysical Research Letters 53 (5) e2025GL120143. (10.1029/2025gl120143)
- Julve Lillo, J. et al. 2025. Impact of upper‐plate faulting on megathrust foreshocks: Insights from the 2014 Iquique earthquake. Geophysical Research Letters 52 (3) e2024GL111064. (10.1029/2024GL111064)
- Julve Lillo, J. et al. 2024. Recurrence time and size of Chilean earthquakes influenced by geological structure. Nature Geoscience 17 , pp.79–87. (10.1038/s41561-023-01327-8)
- Giambiagi, L. et al., 2022. Crustal anatomy and evolution of a subduction-related orogenic system: insights from the Southern Central Andes (22-35°S). Earth-Science Reviews 232 104138. (10.1016/j.earscirev.2022.104138)
Biography
Nov 2024 – Present
Research Associate, ERC Consolidator Grant. PI: Prof. Åke Fagereng. Cardiff University, Wales.
Nov 2023 – May 2024
Guest Scientist, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany.
Mar 2020 – Oct 2024
PhD. Fellow. National Grant BECA ANID 2021 – 21211844. Geological Sciences, Universidad de Concepcion, Chile.
Mar 2011 – Mar 2018
Lic. Geology, Universidad de Concepcion, Chile.